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United States Patent | 6,108,941 |
Gillespy | August 29, 2000 |
A conveyor dryer having a drying chamber and a conveyor disposed within the chamber for conveying a selected material through the chamber is detected. A stationary conveyor support is disposed on each side of the conveyor for supporting the conveyor. A material guide is disposed adjacent each side of the conveyor for generally retaining material on the conveyor and wherein the conveyor support and material guide are disposed adjacent to each other such that they cooperate to form a generally air tight seal that minimizes the flow of air between the conveyor support and the material guide.
Inventors: | Gillespy; Roy J. (Garner, NC) |
Assignee: | Aeroglide Corporation (Cary, NC) |
Appl. No.: | 358968 |
Filed: | July 22, 1999 |
Current U.S. Class: | 34/619; 34/236; 34/242; 34/632; 34/633; 34/634 |
Intern'l Class: | F26B 025/06 |
Field of Search: | 34/614,619,623,624,632,633,634,646,649,659,664,236,242 |
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